Title 21 — Food and DrugsRelease 119-73not60
§360rr Federal-state Cooperation
Title 21 › Chapter 9— FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT › Subchapter V— DRUGS AND DEVICES › Part C— Electronic Product Radiation Control › § 360rr
Summary
The Secretary can accept help from state and local health, safety, or consumer protection officials to help enforce this law. The Secretary may pay reasonable costs, including advance payment if agreed, and appoint those officials as Department officers for exams, investigations, and inspections.
Full Legal Text
Title 21, §360rr
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The Secretary is authorized (1) to accept from State and local authorities engaged in activities related to health or safety or consumer protection, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, any assistance in the administration and enforcement of this part which he may request and which they may be able and willing to provide and, if so agreed, may pay in advance or otherwise for the reasonable cost of such assistance, and (2) he may, for the purpose of conducting examinations, investigations, and inspections, commission any officer or employee of any such authority as an officer of the Department.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was classified to section 263m of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 101–629.
Amendments
1993—Pub. L. 103–80 amended directory language of Pub. L. 101–629, § 19(a)(4), which renumbered section 263m of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, as this section. 1990—Pub. L. 101–629, § 19(a)(1)(B), substituted “this part” for “this subpart”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Noninterference With Other Federal AgenciesEnactment of this section not to be construed to supersede or limit the functions under any other provision of law of any officer or agency of the United States, see section 4 of Pub. L. 90–602, set out as a note under section 360hh of this title.
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Citation
21 U.S.C. § 360rr
Title 21 — Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60